Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 14, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1961 at Busch Stadium I. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Brock cf 3 0 0 0
  Elston p 0 0 0 0
  Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  McAnany ph 1 0 1 0
  Drake pr 0 1 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Rodgers ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
Zimmer 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hubbs pr,2b 1 1 0 0
  Ashburn ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Williams lf 5 0 1 1
Banks ss 4 0 1 0
Altman rf 4 1 1 1
Santo 3b 3 2 2 1
Taylor c 4 1 2 2
Bouchee 1b 3 1 0 1
Cardwell p 1 0 0 0
  Will ph 1 0 0 0
  Kindall 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 9 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 1 1 0
Javier 2b 3 1 1 1
  Schoendienst ph 1 0 1 1
  Lillis pr,2b 1 1 1 0
White 1b 4 1 1 0
Musial lf 4 3 3 2
  Taussig pr 0 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 5 0 2 2
Sawatski c 3 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Schaffer c 0 0 0 0
Cunningham rf 4 0 0 0
Buchek ss 4 0 0 1
Broglio p 2 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 1 1 1 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Bauta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 7
Chicago 021 003 010792
St. Louis 300 121 0018112
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Cardwell   5.0 7 6 5 1 2
  Elston   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Ellsworth   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Anderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Schultz  L (7-5) 0.2 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
8.2
11
8
6
3
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Broglio   5.2 4 6 4 6 5
  McDaniel   2.1 4 1 1 2 1
  Bauta  W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
8
7

  E–Taylor (3), Bouchee (16), Javier (16), Boyer (21).  PB–Taylor (8).  2B–Chicago Santo (32,off Broglio); McAnany (1,off McDaniel), St. Louis Flood (14,off Cardwell).  3B–St. Louis Boyer (10,off Cardwell).  HR–Chicago Taylor (7,2nd inning off Broglio 1 on, 2 out); Altman (25,6th inning off Broglio 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Musial (13,1st inning off Cardwell 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Santo (3,off Broglio).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Musial (17,by Schultz).  Team–7.  SB–Javier (11,2nd base off Cardwell/Taylor); Lillis (3,2nd base off Ellsworth/Taylor).  WP–McDaniel 3 (8).  IBB–Schultz (5,Musial).  U–Chris Pelekoudas, Ken Burkhart, Frank Walsh, Mel Steiner, Jocko Conlan.  T–2:59.
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